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How To Legally Avoid Unwanted Immunizations Of

All Kinds

As you read this work and put its principles into practice, there are two basic axioms
you never want to forget. They are the rock upon which all your actions are based.

1.

Nobody, anywhere or any time and under any circumstances
has the right or power in this country to immunize you or your
children against your will and conviction.

If they attempt to do so,

you can legally charge them with "assault with a deadly weapon" and have the full
resources of our laws behind you.

2. At all times in attempting to avoid unwanted immunization, you have the Law of

the Land behind you. Those who would try to vaccinate you against your will are
on very shaky ground. Into every compulsory immunization law in America are
written legal exceptions and waivers which are there specifically to protect you
from the attempted tyranny of officialdom. It is not only your right, but your
obligation to use them, if this is what your conscience tells you.

Article I

In all your contacts with any member of the school, public health, or legal
establishment, always remain calm, courteous, and humbly reverent toward their
position. You are only asking of them that which the law duty binds them to give you.
There is no reason, or advantage, to be gained by antagonizing them.

Most of these officials believe they are discharging their trust as outlined by law. If they
are overstepping the law, then you must very diplomatically bring the true facts to their
attention, but without attempting to belittle them.

The more you can preserve their ego, the more easily and quickly you are likely to get
what you desire - a waiver of immunization.

Rule No. 1: Do not harass, belittle, or antagonize officials unnecessarily.

Article 2

All compulsory laws concerning vaccination (including the military) contain exceptions
and waivers. It is these protections placed in the laws that you may legally use to
exclude yourself and your children. Surprisingly, these exceptions were placed there,
not for your sake (although you may take advantage of them), but for the protection of

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not for your sake (although you may take advantage of them), but for the protection of
the establishment.

How is this? Let us assume that these exceptions were not there and everyone was
actually forced to be immunized. Should a child die or become mentally or physically
disabled, the parent would have the perfect case to sue the doctor, the school, the
health department, and even the state legislature for enormous damages.

Since they allowed no exceptions, they must accept full responsibility for all the
adverse consequences of the law.

However, if exception waivers are placed in the law, the responsibility is then
transferred back to the parent. If a child should be injured by immunization, the officials
can say, "Well, the parent should have exempted him if they thought there was any
danger."

Therefore, there is in truth no such thing as a compulsory vaccination law in this
country. They are

ALL

, in essence,

voluntary

. The problem is that practically no

one in authority will let you know this fact.

Rule No. 2: There are no compulsory vaccination laws. All are voluntary, and you are
held responsible for the adverse results upon you or your children.

Article 3

While all immunization laws have exceptions you can use, the wording in each state
differs, and you must know the exact wording for your state to make the proper request
of waiver. This information can be obtained in one of two ways.

1. Go to the reference section of your local library- look in the State Statute Revised

Law Book under Public Health Law or Communicable Disease sections. The list of
immunization requirements will appear first and then the exemptions will be given.
Usually one or two provisions will be listed: either on religious or medical grounds
or both.

2. You may call or write your state representative and ask for a copy of the

immunization laws in your state. Making this available is part of his job, and it will
be sent promptly.

Rule No. 3: Know your own state law so that you can conform to its exact
requirements for exemption.

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Article 4

There are two basic reasons for exception - medical or religious. Which one you
choose will often depend upon the wording of the law in your state and your personal
convictions.

We shall discuss medical exemption first. While laws do vary, nearly all states require
that a note or certificate of waiver be submitted by a physician licensed in the state of
residence. In some areas where states are small and people continually travel from
one to another for business, a statement from a physician in a contiguous state will be
accepted.

In this letter it is usually necessary to state the reason for the requested waiver and the
length of time it should extend. Many laws limit all such letters to a school year and
they must be renewed each fall.

The two most valid reasons for medical waiver are "the fear of allergic reaction in a
sensitive child" and "to prevent possible damage to a weakened immune system." Both
of these can occur in a child who has been immunized, and since no one but the
physician and the parent will be held responsible for their consequences, it is up to
them to protect the child.

It is possible that some states may require the letter from an M.D. or D.O., but many
will allow an exemption letter from a chiropractor if it is courteously and properly written,
as outlined above.

Rule No. 4: Medical waivers are always valid but must be written to fit each state law
and often need to be renewed annually.

Article 5

The foregoing may work for school exemptions, but are there any such waivers in the
Armed Forces? Yes. All branches of the Service provide "immunization waivers."

Again, if they did not you could sue them for millions of dollars if a reaction occurred
from their immunizations. Because of these waiver provisions, you become responsible
if you react.

When you first sign up or enlist, you must state your objection to the vaccinations and
tell whether it is "religious conscience" or medical reasons, such as allergies or a low
tolerance to medication of any kind. If you do not show objection at this time, you have
given the military the right to do what they will with you.

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If there is any difficulty, the same rules apply here as in the school program. Never
forget, even though you may be in the Service, no one has the right to immunize you
against your will. You do not give up your constitutional rights when you join the Armed
Forces.

Rule No. 5: The rules that govern school vaccination exemption also apply to the
military. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. They do not know, or are hiding, the facts
of the law.

Article 6

What about international travel? May I go around the world without vaccination?

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva grants American visitors the right to
REFUSE shots when traveling internationally. However, if an area you wish to enter is
infected, you may be detained until the public health servant gives you the "go" (at his
discretion).

Thousands travel world-wide each year without shots - so you may if that is your
choice. Many of our co-workers have traveled over much of the world and have never
taken any immunizations, nor were they ever detained.

It would be wise to request a copy of Foreign Rules and Regulations, Part 71, Title 42,
on immunization when you receive your passport. Never forget the basic rule, "No one
will vaccinate you against your will because by doing so they assume full responsibility
for the consequences both legal and medical."

Rule No. 7: You may travel wherever you wish in the world without vaccination. The
worst that can happen is that in very rare circumstances you may be detained
temporarily.

Some Important Details

The above seven articles constitute all the basic rules. However, there are many
important little "tricks of the trade" to having your legal requests honored. These will
now be discussed.

While waivers and exemptions are written into all laws on immunization, most public
health officials, doctors, and especially school officials are loathe to discuss their
existence when questioned, and rarely, to our knowledge, volunteer such information.

A top Philadelphia school official was on the radio with the unequivocal statement, "NO
SHOTS, NO SCHOOL."

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This statement is of course completely counter to state law, with which presumably he
is familiar. Such unwarranted dogmatism is common in the people you will encounter.
Once the end of their legitimate authority has been reached, they will use their next
most powerful weapon - INTIMIDATION.

They will threaten to keep your child out of school, take him from you, or send you to
jail. These are all idle threats because they can do none of these thing, if you follow
our simple instructions.

The basic rules have been given to you, but there are a few important details to be
considered if the officials start on this course of unlawful intimidation.

1.

You must send a letter

to the school to inform the education officials of your

stand. A phone call is not legal. It can be a note from your doctor, minister, or a
notarized letter from you stating your sincere objections to the immunization. If you
do not do this and fail to have your child immunized, it could be construed as
negligence on your part and in some states there is a possibility of legal action
against you.

2. If the school should refuse to honor your letter, request that they give you a

statement in writing outlining their reasons for refusal. If they won't,

their

refusal is legally invalid

, and your letter stands; they must enroll your child.

If they do (they rarely will) they take the risk of incriminating themselves,
especially if they are acting contrary (as is common) to what is specified in the law
concerning your rights for exemption. Remember they are on tenuous ground, not
you. They are your servants, you are not their servant. If worst comes to worst
and you have a very knowledgeable official who writes you a refusal and states
accurately the lawful reasons for refusal, he will also in a negative way tell you
what the accepted exemptions are, and then you can go about meeting them, by
one of the routes suggested in this handout.

3. Child neglect is the one legal point you want to avoid at all costs. No legal parent

or guardian can be charged with neglect unless he shows complete lack of
concern or action to be more informed. Stripped of legal jargon, this simply means
that if you can show that you have investigated the situation, have come to a
specific decision concerning immunizations, and have informed the authorities of
the same, no neglect charge can be brought. Neglect can be brought only when it
can be shown that you have failed to have your children immunized, not out of
respect for their medical or spiritual integrity, but only because you were too
concerned with other matters.

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4. At times there may be a question of whether you have given or withdrawn legal

consent. Legal consent is dependent upon being properly informed on both the
advantages and the risks in any choice or decision you make. In other words, if a
physician were to tell you that vaccination is perfectly safe and effective to obtain
your consent, such consent would not be legal because he lied and you have not
been properly informed. Conversely, it could be argued that non-consent is not
legal if you are not fully informed about the risks and advantages of
immunizations.

5. What do I do if everyone refuses to give me a waiver?

This would be an extremely rare circumstance. But should it happen,
you are not left without resources. Here is where we pull out one of our
big guns. Send notarized letters by certified mail to the vaccine
laboratory which makes the shot (ask your doctor for the address), to
the doctor who is to administer the shot, to your school principal,to the
school board, and to your local health department.

In these letters make it clear that since they have refused to give you a
duly requested waiver, you can no longer be held responsible for what
may happen to your child if they force these shots upon him. You then
state that you will allow immunization if each will present you with a
written signed guarantee of safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and
that they will consent to assume full responsibility for any and all
adverse reactions that your child may develop from the required shots.
Of course none will give you such a guarantee. They cannot do so
because all vaccines are considered potentially highly toxic. We have
yet to hear of an instance of further harassment of parents after such
letters have been sent.

That's about all that is needed to obtain the necessary exemptions for your children. All
that has been said in this last section (1 to 5) is also applicable to the military and
international travel, if required.

Potpourri of Ammunition
"As long as each individual who opposes vaccines has sincere objections, states them
in writing, and signs his name - it is considered legal and proper action and must
therefore be honored."

"Since many medical controversies exist surrounding immunization, drugs, and various
other medications, it mandates that each individual have the right to control his own
decisions and freedom of choice; anything less would be contrary to the constitutional

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decisions and freedom of choice; anything less would be contrary to the constitutional
laws that protect the citizens' rights. "

"When you deal with school officials and lawyers, you are playing with legal
terminology - move the wrong words around and you get hung." The terminology used
in this booklet has worked before and should work again.

"It is important to state your objections in such a way that it complies with your state's
exemption provisions. They must then accept your request; if they do not, they are
breaking their own law." That is why it is absolutely essential that you know your own
state law word for word before submitting your objection.

"According to CDC (the federal Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia),
physicians are required to first inform their patients of the risks involved before they
consent to vaccines." If they do not do so, it is prima facie evidence of deceit or
negligence on the part of the physician.

This regulation by the federal government would also seem to assume that the patient
has the right to refuse if he feels that the risks are too great. If this is so, is not the
federal government on record as supporting voluntary immunization and, by obvious
implication, against state-enforced compulsory immunization?

Should you ever have to go to court, or what is more likely, to appear before a
"kangaroo" court of school and health department officials, here is some class A
evidence you might find useful to mention.

No vaccine carries any guarantee of protection from the laboratory that produced it
or the doctor who administered it.

The U.S. military allows no-nonsense "immunizations waivers."

There is

NO FEDERAL LAW

on immunizations. They don't dare. Their

lawyers know the consequences.

Your rights have been infringed upon by officials attempting to use force against
your will.

Most state officials like a nice, stress-free job. When you send in your objections and
refuse to fit their ordered world by not having your children immunized, you make
waves.

This rocks their quiet existence, and there are only two ways their life can become
orderly again: either by forcing you to their will or acquiescing to yours. What you must

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orderly again: either by forcing you to their will or acquiescing to yours. What you must
do to obtain an early waiver is to make the latter the easiest path for them.

At first, however, an attempt will usually be made to bend you to their will by some form
of intimidation. Many uninformed parents give in to this tack, and so it is tried again and
again.

If you are adequately informed, as a reader of this publication should be, you will let
the officials know in no uncertain terms that you understand your rights under the law
and will not stand for any such shilly-shallying. Invariably, once they discover you are
adamant and acquainted with the state law, your waiver will be rapidly forthcoming.

An Acknowledgment

The greatest part of the material on the first four pages is taken from the work of Mrs.
Grace Girdwain, of Burbank, Illinois. Our staff has rearranged and edited the
information, but we wish the full credit for its existence to go to this courageous woman
who has for twelve years worked arduously, without compensation, to help her fellow
Americans obtain their legal rights.

The following is an example of the state of Illionois law (where I live) relating to
immunizations. Illinois, like most states has no philosophical objection, but does have a
religious one.

Illinois Administrative Code Title 77: Public Health
Chapter I: Department of Public Health
Subchapter i: Maternal and Child Health
Part 665 Child Health Examination Code
Subpart E: Exceptions

Section 665.510 Objection of Parent or Legal Guardian

Parent or legal guardian of a student may object to health examinations,
immunizations, vision, and hearing screening tests, and dental health examinations for
their children on religious grounds. If a religious objection is made, a written and signed
statement from the parent or legal guardian detailing such objections must be
presented to the local school authority.

General philosophical or moral reluctance to allow physical examinations,
immunizations, vision and hearing screening, and dental examinations will not provide
a sufficient basis for an exception to statutory requirements.

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The parent or legal guardian must be informed by the local school authority of measles
outbreak control exclusion procedures per IDPH rules. The Control of Communicable
Diseases (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690) at the time such objection is presented.

Section 665.520 Medical Objections

a) Any medical objections to an immunization must be:

1) Made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches
indicating what the medical condition is.

2) Endorsed and signed by the physician on the certificate of child health
examination and placed on file in the child's permanent record.

b) Should the condition of the child later permit immunization, this requirement will then
have to be met. Parents or legal guardians must be informed of measles outbreak
control exclusion procedures when such objection is presented per Section 665.510.

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